Play hat



Jun 28, 1949' v I PLAY HAT Patented June 28, 1949 2 Claims.

, Ik., Mv virlvelitiolfl.r,'e1ates .to. an. improvement in play heb., Ofja, type constructedi a'.v single shet Qfpaper. l f v "Iheg o lnjectI of the...presentinventionis to provide, aplavhatcomprisng al Single sheet f papel' or simil-armaterialwhich maybe worn on the head to simulateinaplalnde a hat of predeterrninedz design,`v The sheet forming the hat includes' a transverse slot so that by bowing a portion of the sheetv forward-iwan@ another portion of the sheet rearwardly, ther play hat" may encircle the head.: and thus-be 'held inplace.'

A feature of the invention liesin reproducing upon a Sheetfoizfstocliamnistie representation Of a hat, When cut out along its outline, and optionally colored, the hat providesa truetoI life illusion, particularly when viewed from the front.

A feature Oflimninventioelies inthe manner in whichthe hat is supportedupon the head. The body ofthe` hat is forwardlyfbowed tok lie fiat against the forehead; The portion of the hat forming the head encircling band is rearwardly bowed, and lies flat against the back of the head. The hat may accordingly be worn for extended periods of time with little discomfort.

A further feature of the present invention lies in the connection between the portion of the sheet to be bowed forwardly, and the retaining band portion thereof designed to be bowed rearwardly. The sheet is slit transversely to a point spaced inwardly from the lateral sides of the hat body. Substantially parallel vertical fold lines extend through the ends of the slit. The portion of the sheet below the slit, which forms the band to encircle the back of the head, is thus connected to the remainder of the hat body along spaced fold lines. The forwardly bowed body portion between the fold lines, and the rearwardly bowed band portion thus extend in opposite directions from the side portions of the hat which lie outwardly of the fold lines.

A further feature of the present invention lies in notching the hat body at the ends of the slot separating the hat band from the hat body. This notching is so arranged as to minimize the danger of tearing the band from the hat. By increasing the size of the notch the effective length of the band may be increased to accommodate the hat for larger head sizes.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my specication:

PanlWolfe, St;l Paul,v I Minn., assignorY off' one-hal# toltober-t'V. Mealeygst. Paul; Minn.

ApplicationV J u ly: 14, 1944,12 Serial No. 544,841?

inuposition `upon theA head of a youngster show,- ingvt'he construction thereof;

FigureZ is a, rear perspective view of the hat in operable position.

Figure?, is a side elevational View of the hat in use.

Figure Al is a diagrammatic plan viewjshowing the sheet from whichgthe hat is` formedy and illustrating the hat representation thereupon.

Figure 5 is an enlargedjviewshowing one end of the slot and the 'means ofenlarging the notch formedateach end of the slot.

The lhatv A is formed; on the sheet B; as best illustrated in Figure'sgi; 'and' 5 'of'. thev drawings. The sheet B is card-board: organy other suitable sheet material. In theparticular design of' hat illustrated, the outline Ill` representsl the crown4 of the hat. A line II designates the edgeof the forward partofthe hat, brim. The decorative band I2 is indicated above-the forward brim edge I'I. AThis `band-NIE represents the usualv ribbon which encircles theV body of-"a felt hat ofthe type represented.

The rear edge of the brim is represented by lines I3 at each side of the hat. These lines I3 extend to the lower edge I4 of the sheet B.

Spaced parallel fold lines I5 and I6 extend through the sheet B extending from top to bottom of the sheet at substantially right angles to the lower edge I4. These fold lines I5 and I6 extend through the ends of a curved slot I1, which is designed to separate the hat body from the head encircling band. The head band I9 comprises the portion of the sheet B bounded by the slot I1, the fold lines I5 and I6 and the lower sheet edge I4.

At each end of the slot I1 I provide a notch or aperture 2U. This notch or aperture 20 is illustrated as including a lower extreme edge forming a continuation of the slot I1. One edge 2| of the notch 20 is illustrated as coinciding with the fold line I5 or I6. A curved line 22 completes the periphery of the notch, thus providing a segment shaped aperture having one side thereof coinciding with the line of fold through the hat brim.

Extending along curved paths in spaced relation from the curved edge 22 I disclose spaced dotted lines 23. These dotted lines provide an indication of the outline shape which the notch 20 should have in order to -enlarge the notch 20. If the hat A is too small to fit about the head, the size thereof may be increased by cutting along one of the lines 23. The notch should in every Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my hat 55 instance be completed by cutting along the fold 3 lines I5 and I6 and continuing the slot I1 to the proper extent; to connect with the ends of the curved line.

It will thus be seen that my hat is formed of a single ilat sheet of paper or other suitable material. A curved slot l1 is die cut into the paper to partially separate the top part of the hat which forms the design thereof from the lower portion thereof which forms a band to encircle the baci; of the head. At the ends of the die cut slot Il two vertical score lines are provided which permit the band I9 to be folded rearwardly from the adjacent portions of the hat brim. At the juncture of the slot and the score line I provide a notch which is illustrated as comprising a small arc triangle. Larger arcs are inscribed extending from the score line to an extension of the slot Il. These arcs indicate the manner in which the sheet should be cut in order to increase the effective size of the hat.

As will be noted from the drawings the hat is rst out from the sheet B by cutting about the outline of the hat A. The body of the hat is then bowed forwardly and the band I9 bowed rearwardly to form an oval ring through which the top of the head may be inserted. In the event the ring thus formed is not of sufficient size, the sheet B is out along the next larger arc 23 as well as along the fold lines l5 and I6 and along the slot extension to forni a larger aro triangle. The size of the hat is in this way increased. v

The notches 2% may be of any suitable size and may be in the form of circles, squares, rectangles, or any other geometrical design which permits the wearer to increase the head size. The use or enlarged notches is usually of importance, however, as such use eliminates the danger of the band tearing from the hat body.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation oi my play hat, and while I have eny slot dividing said sheet into a hat body and a band terminally connected to said hat body, and parallel aligned score lines in both the hat body and band portions of said sheet on both sides of the slot at the ends of said slot.

2. A play hat comprising a flat sheet of flexible material cut to the outline configuration of a hat, a transverse slot terminating at points spaced from the lateral edges of said sheet, said slot dividing said sheet into a hat body and a band terminally connected to said hat body, said hat body having the outline conguration of the crown of a hat, and substantially parallel fold lines extending through both the hat body and band portions of said sheet at the ends of said slot on both sides of the slot and substantially right angular with respect thereto.

PAUL WOLFE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,205,957 Kinkis June 25, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 96,454 Sweden Aug. 8, 1939 

